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From Tidings Newspaper

Psalms such as this one, combined with his own musical family heritage and his strong Catholic faith, inspired Father Velangini Thumma to create a new sacred music CD containing a unique fusion of classical Indian and American music.

Father Thumma, a priest from the Diocese of Guntur in India, where he was ordained in 2005, officially introduced his new music with a “launch concert” July 26 at St. John Baptist De La Salle Church in Granada Hills, where he has served as an assisting priest for more than two years. Some 300 parishioners, community members, fellow clergy and other supporters were on hand for the gathering, which Father Thumma described as “an amazing experience.”